The Stormy Search for the Self

A Guide to Personal Growth Through Transformational Crisis

Many people are undergoing a profound personal transformation associated with spiritual opening. Under favorable circumstances, this process results in emotional healing, a radical shift in values, and a profound awareness of the mystical dimension of existence. For some, these changes are gradual and relatively smooth, but for others they can be so rapid and dramatic that they interfere with everyday functioning, creating tremendous inner turmoil. Unfortunately, many traditional healthcare professionals do not recognize the positive potential of these crises; they often see them as manifestations of mental disease and respond with stigmatizing labels, suppressive drugs, and even institutionalization.

In The Stormy Search for the Self, Christina and Stanislav Grof, the world's foremost authorities on the subject of spiritual emergence, draw on years of dramatic personal and professional experience with transformative states to explore these "spiritual emergencies," altered states so powerful they threaten to overwhelm the individual's ordinary reality. This book will provide insights, assurances, and practical suggestions for those who are experiencing or have experienced such a crisis, for their families and friends, and for mental-health professionals. It is also a valuable guide for anyone whose experiences, though untraumatic, may still be disorienting.

©1990 Christina Grof and Stanislav Grof (P)2022 Tantor

Medicine for my psyche and soul.

this book was highly recommended and it is one of personal growth favorites. It feels good not to feel alone especially when it feels existential.

Spiritual Awakening in a nutshell

If you’re going through or gone through a spiritual awakening, this is a must. It has a lot of relevant ideas and new ways to think through things. As well as make you feel “normal” during a chaotic transformation.